Optimism-funded team's deciding vote shifts $49 million in OP tokens away from users

The approved plan reallocates 546.9 million OP from user airdrops to a Foundation-controlled Strategic Ecosystem Fund.

A core Optimism development team cast a decisive 8.5 million OP vote, pushing a contentious proposal to approved status with minutes remaining.
The plan allocates 546.9 million OP from user airdrops to a Foundation-controlled Strategic Ecosystem Fund.
While the Foundation argues the fund is vital for growth, critics warned of insufficient oversight and unclear tokenholder value.

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